Event Details

We invite you and a guest to join us for a very special evening dedicated to celebrating our oncology survivors, fighters and supporters to create hope and strength for everyone in the cancer community.

Our keynote speaker will be humorist and author Brenda Elsagher. This highly funny, energetic woman was voted Twin Cities Funniest Person by Acme comedy club in Minnesota, Newsmaker of the year by the Women's Press and has received the Golden "Mic" award from the American Cancer Society and the Advocacy to action award by (GYRIG) Get Your Rear in Gear organization. Brenda is the past-President of the United Ostomy Association's Minneapolis chapter, and is a patient advocate for Fight Colorectal Cancer, Colon Cancer Alliance and the United Ostomy Association of America. She is the President for the National Speakers Association, Minnesota chapter.

A former small business owner, Brenda is a wife, mother, international speaker and author of If the Battle is Over, Why am I Still in Uniform?, I'd Like to Buy a Bowel Please!, Bedpan Banter, and It's in the Bag and Under the Covers. Brenda also writes a weekly blog for C3Life.com. Brenda, a native of Minnesota, will show how humor can help us all get through adversity in our lives.